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Originally Posted by 4X4

Maybe a bit harsh, but not far off. I've lived here for 36 years and I've seen Calgary do a lot of growing up. So many brutal intersections that needed overpasses that we were too cheap to build, so many voids in the city that just needed to be developed, like Avenida, Deerfoot Meadows, even that ball park on Blackfoot and Glenmore, there was that ugly ass trailer park at Anderson and McLeod that is now a big condo and a couple of dealerships...

Originally Posted by Sainters7

And traffic, especially if you live in the SW where Stoney isn't completed yet. Glenmore is a disaster in this area every day without fail. MacLeod north of Southland is generally a mess as well, that was my go-to road back in the day.

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Getting to be? I remember it being pretty horrible in 2003, and it feels no different to me today.

The saddest part is that the "good" memories of Calgary are of better traffic. I'd trade more time on the road per day if it meant that I'm going to have more fun when I get to where I am going. Or maybe I don't even need to drive there and can walk/take transit instead! Which leads me to...

Originally Posted by Fuzz

The only part I don't like about the growth is the number of people! I remember you used to be able to head out on Crowchild at 5:30 and the evening rush was done. Also going out to the mountains on weekends, specifically long weekends is getting to be pretty horrible. The rest of the changes with growth have been great though.

This whole post screams infrastructure investment in transit. Crowchild is getting addressed in the SW with BRT projects. Stoney Trail will help for getting out of town, however a long term intercity transit plan is required now more than ever in the Lethbridge-Calgary-Red Deer-Edmonton corridor as well as the Calgary-Banff corridor led by the province. Thanks NDP.

For the record, I am not suggesting HSR. But something better than Greyhound. Improved Via service return? A GO Transit-like model?